• Medieval LOLs: Solomon and Marcolf

  • Jul 18 2024
  • Length: 50 mins
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Medieval LOLs: Solomon and Marcolf

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  • The foul-mouthed, mean-spirited peasant Marcolf was one of the most well-known literary characters in late medieval Europe. He appears in many poetic works from the 9th century onwards, but it’s in this dialogue with Solomon, printed in Antwerp in 1492, that we find him at his irreverent and scatological best as they engage in a battle of proverbial wisdom. Mary and Irina consider some of the more startling and perplexing of the riddles and discuss how the development of Marcolf’s earthy rejoinders tells a story about justice and political power.

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    https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/bradbury-solomon-and-marcolf

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